Rp

//ɑː(ɹ)piː// name, noun, symbol, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Received Pronunciation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Goodbye RP / Let our words go free / Coo and howl / Lay flat your vowels"

  2. 2
    Initialism of rating pending. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of retinitis pigmentosa. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of roleplay. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of rotationplasty. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of radiation pressure. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of reverse-phase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of red pill. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Many a RP podcaster, blogger, and Youtuber have fired up their livesteaming software, to arrogantly beat their chests, boasting that men reach their “peak SMV” (“Sexual Marketplace Value”, or desirability to women) in their late 30s."

Verb
  1. 1
    To roleplay. ambitransitive

    "I hope you enjoyed this snapshot of why D&D is a great intro into RP'ing. Next week, get your katanas, miniguns, Bulldog-Step vans, and Earth Spirits out. We’re talking Shadowrun. See you then!"

Symbol
  1. 1
    rupiah
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Rhineland-Palatinate, a federal state of Germany. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Republic of Poland. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Republic of the Philippines (former two-letter country code). Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"Only three per cent of the population of England uses RP."

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Rp, abbreviated from rupiah.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.